Job Description

Job Location DC Behavioral Health Services - Washington, DC 20011 Position Type 1099 Consultant Education Level Licensed Professional Obtained Salary Range $75.00 - $75.00 Hourly

Travel Percentage Up to 25% Job Shift Any Job Category Behavioral and Mental Health Services

VOACC is seeking licensed Mental Health Therapists for our DC Hope Center!

As an independent contractor, you are able to set your own hours and schedule. Clinicians take a minimum of 25 billable hours per week.

This position will report to the Clinical Director and will provide services designed to meet the specific mental health needs of the identified client as they relate to their diagnosis and can be provided in-home, in-office, in-school or other approved/appropriate community setting.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $75.00 Bill per claim

CONTRACT THERAPIST RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct initial intake interviews
• Provide assessments for suicidal or homicidal tendencies
• Services are provided with client-centered and family-centered approaches and are delivered through intensive, time-limited, goal specific interventions.
• Complete all required documentation on a timely basis including psychosocial assessments, progress notes, referrals, treatment plans, and discharge summaries.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical requirements described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• The ability to safely operate a motor vehicle to transport oneself, consumers, and program supplies as necessary.
• The physical ability to travel to assigned locations, stand, stoop, bend, reach, pull, push, lift, grasp, climb, talk, see, hear and perform basic and light home maintenance activities, and operate office equipment.
• Move and lift light objects up to 20 pounds such as mail, supplies, files, and equipment.
• Operating office equipment requiring continuous or repetitive hand/arm movements.
• The ability to remain in a sitting position for extended periods of time

Qualifications

QUALIFICATION

• A Masters degree in a Mental Health field (e.g.: Social Work, Psychology, Counseling) AND
• Preferred Licensure/Certification: LCSW, LCSW-C, LICSW
• Deliver TeleMed services and where critical, deliver essential in-home or in-office services.